06 . 04 . 2012

Mike Newell held up a scaffolding pole with a tennis ball on top and all the actors had to follow the tennis ball around so that all of their heads were turning at the same time for the First Task in Goblet of Fire.

03 . 04 . 2012

Oliver Phelps had cracked Mike Newell’s rib when Mike was demonstrating how James and Oliver Phelps were supposed to fight in Goblet of Fire.

1 month ago

For the winter scenery scenes, dendritic salt was sprinkled over the models.

02 . 04 . 2012

For David Thewlis, the highlight of his role as Remus Lupin was undergoing his transformation into a werewolf.

01 . 04 . 2012
I got to punch Malfoy, which was amazingly good fun. These were the days when I had a huge crush on Tom Felton. The only problem I had is that he made me so giggly; we had to do lots of different takes because I was really embarrassed and giggly.
- Emma Watson
31 . 03 . 2012

Alfonso Cuaron changed the color palette of Prisoner of Azkaban. Gone were the bright hues of the first two movies. Alfonso painted the movie with dark blues and greys.

30 . 03 . 2012

The actors practiced with Alfonso Cuaron before actually filming Prisoner of Azkaban in order to get comfortable with him.

29 . 03 . 2012

The dress robes that Rupert used for the Yule Ball in Goblet of Fire was constructed out of an old carpet fabric.

2 months ago

The very final shot was on Leavsden’s H & I stage, and involved Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s escape from the Ministry of Magic, being chased by Yaxley, with the three actors leaping onto a pile of crash mats against a green-screen back-drop.

2 months ago

The last day of principal photography for the Harry Potter series was June 12, 2010.